Endometriosis and female pelvic pain in all aspects

Endometriosis and female pelvic pain in all aspects By Hale Goksever Celik

Endometriosis is defined as the localization of endometrial glandular and stromal tissue outside the uterine cavity. The prevalence of the disease ranges between 6-10% in reproductive-aged women. However, endometriosis is more frequently encountered in women with chronic pelvic pain and…

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A rare location of endometriosis: Perineum

A rare location of endometriosis: Perineum By Timur Seckin

A rare case of perineal endometriosis is reported by Dr. Ravikant, from India, and has been recently published in the "Journal of Medical Ultrasound".  The patient, a 28-year-old woman with one living child, presented with a 6-month history of a…

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Atypical Sites of Deeply Infiltrative Endometriosis

Atypical Sites of Deeply Infiltrative Endometriosis By Yu Yu

Endometriosis is the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity and is characterizes by fibrosis and inflammatory reaction. The pelvic cavity is the most common location for endometriotic lesions, which involves the retro-cervical space, ovaries, vagina, rectosigmoid colon, bladder…

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Characteristics and location of extrapelvic endometriosis

Characteristics and location of extrapelvic endometriosis By Demet Candaş Green

The authors of this study reviewed the medical records of 1000 women with endometriosis from two geographical areas, New Haven, US and Crete, Greece over a 20-year period with a goal of identifying the presence and location of extrapelvic endometriosis…

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Abdominal Wall Endometriosis

Abdominal Wall Endometriosis By Kasthuri Nair

Endometriosis can present itself in many places including within the pelvic organs, the more common manifestation, and outside of the pelvic organs, often referred to as extrapelvic endometriosis. One form of extrapelvic endometriosis is Abdominal Wall Endometriosis (AWE). Yela, Trigo,…

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